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Around 2,000 people took part in the
poll by Air New Zealand which asked people to nominate a celebrity to
share a trans-Atlantic flight with.

She's got the X-Factor: Were the trousers a message from Cheryl to her fans that she has forgiven Simon Cowell for axing her from the U.S. show in May?

The airline's UK general manager Chris Myers said: 'Cheryl Cole has again cemented herself as the nation's sweetheart, being chosen as the British celebrity that most Brits like to cuddle up with on a flight to Los Angeles'.

Cheryl was spotted at Los Angeles' LAX airport last night as she jetted in from London wearing what appeared to be X-Factor tribute trousers.

It was unclear whether the trousers were a message to her fans that she had forgiven Simon Cowell for axing her from the American judging panel in May.

Or she may have been teasing the music mogul - perhaps for the show's dwindling audience numbers.